Before the Earthquake: Venezuela's Uncomfortable Reality with Andreína Chavez Alava

This is an interview I recorded on June 17th with Andreína Chavez Alava back to discuss developments in Venezuela since January 3rd, really delving into how the communes and Chavista base are responding to the kidnapping of Maduro, US resource imperialism, and the administration of Delcy Rodríguez. She also provides an in-depth response to the question of whether interim President Rodríguez has betrayed the Bolivarian Revolution, particularly in the wake of Venezuela handing Alex Saab over to US authorities. We discuss many aspects of this piece by Andreína: https://orinocotribune.com/venezuelas... I hope that people will take the time to listen to this whole conversation and if you missed it, check out our discussion and analysis of the Earthquakes and ways people can support Venezuela right now. I will include again the fundraiser which supports the relief efforts that will be led by El Panel Commune in Venezuela as well: https://www.codepink.org/emergencyfund Part of the reason this took a while to get out is that we had some issues with the audio just due to what Andreína had available for recording. I put quite a bit of work into it to try to clean it up as much as possible and try to make it easier to hear in some parts where it was quite distorted. I will say if you find a rough patch I encourage you to stick with it because the quality does get better in other parts. Andreína Chávez Alava is a Caracas-based Venezuelan journalist with over a decade of experience reporting on Venezuela's political landscape and its stance against US intervention. She has contributed to anti-imperialist narratives while working and colaborating with news outlets like Telesur, Venezuelanalysis, and Orinoco Tribune. As always if you want to support our work please contribute to our patreon. We have a discord for patrons and we currently have a study group that is open for patrons as well:   / millennialsarekillingcapitalism